The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Feb. 12, said it is seeking additional government funding for the country’s HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria programs as the Global Fund gradually shifts its support strategy. (DOH) In a statement, DOH noted that reduced international...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Nov. 8 said the country recorded 4,777 malaria cases between January and September 2023, which is more than the 3,307 cases recorded in 2022. Photo from Pixabay It noted that the disease has been a persistent public health concern, particularly in...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- Extreme weather events in Malawi and Pakistan have driven "very sharp" rises in malaria infections and deaths, a global health chief said ahead of World Malaria Day on April 25. Cases in Pakistan last year, after devastating floods left a third of the country under water,...
The Department of Health on Monday, April 17, reiterated its commitment to achieve a malaria-free nation by 2030. A malaria-free regional convention was held by the DOH on Monday, aiming to expedite the progress of the country in terms of achieving its goal of a malaria-free status nationwide....
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) is aiming to eliminate malaria in the province of Palawan by 2026. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire recently reported that Palawan is the only province in the country that is not yet “free” from malaria. “Obviously, we want to focus our programs...
DOH Palawan is the only province in the country that is not malaria-free, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that “80 out of the 81 provinces in the country are all malaria-free” at present. “Iisa na lang po at yun po ang Palawan (There is...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The World Health Organization called Thursday for more funds to help overcome towering challenges in the battle against malaria, which continues to kill hundreds of thousands of mainly African children each year. In a fresh report, the UN health agency celebrated that malaria...
PARIS, France – Hundreds of thousands of people, mostly children living in Africa, succumb every year to malaria, an age-old mosquito-borne scourge that worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 627,000 people died of malaria in 2020, the...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- More than a million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have now received at least one dose of the first anti-malaria vaccine, the World Health Organization said Thursday. The "breakthrough" RTS,S vaccine was pioneered in Malawi in April 2019 and found to be safe and to...
A malaria-free Philippines by 2030. The Department of Health said this is the government’s target in the National Malaria Control and Elimination Program (NMCEP). DOH/MB "The COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted the delivery of services under our malaria elimination program, but this will not...
Samantha Bernardo Binibining Pilipinas 2020 front-runner Samantha Bernardo has joined football superstar David Beckham in the campaign to stop malaria around the world. "Malaria must die. So millions can live. ? I'm super honored to be part of this world movement with David Beckham and Malaria...
